Course on procedural simulators
Learn the avionics on the ground, not in flight. On a fully functional simulator, you'll go through everything Garmin can do - and in the air, you fly the aircraft, not the screens.
Do you really understand modern aircraft avionics?
A first flight in an aircraft fitted with Garmin 1000 or Perspective usually goes the same way: your whole mental capacity ends up focused on the screens. You're hunting for where things are, what it wants from you, and why it isn't doing the thing you want.
It sounds like a shortcut, but it means the pilot forgets to fly the aircraft and watch the traffic around them. If staying one step ahead of the aircraft matters to you, we don't recommend that route. An hour on the simulator is cheaper than an hour in the aircraft, and you get more done in it - you can repeat a procedure three times in a row without ever having to take off again.
We'll explain the basic philosophy of the system and teach you to use everything it offers, intuitively and efficiently. After the course, you'll be able to answer other pilots' nosy questions with confidence.
We run Garmin 1000 conversion courses on individual dates to suit you, with an instructor dedicated to you alone. You can choose lessons focused on VFR flights only, or continue with the IFR extension.
What the course runs on
These aren't toys with a picture of instruments. They are fully functional procedural simulators with the very same avionics you'll find in the aircraft.
Try out every function of Garmin 1000 or the newer G1000 NXi on a fully functional simulator of this avionics suite. It includes every function found in the aircraft, without compromise - including SBAS/WAAS, LPV/LNAV, Synthetic Vision and Datalink simulation. Maps and settings are all up to date.
The same avionics you'll find in our Bristells and Tecnam - on the simulator you'll go through everything from COM and NAV setup to GFC 500 autopilot modes, including flight planning, approach procedures and emergency procedures that are hard to practise in flight.
A Cirrus cockpit with Perspective+ avionics and three projected views from the cockpit. Besides the avionics, you'll also practise scenarios for using the CAPS parachute rescue system - exactly the kind of thing you can't try in a real aircraft.
Cessna 172 SP and Diamond DA40
Newer generation of G1000 with a faster processor
Cirrus SR20 and SR22
Bristell NG5, Bristell B23 and Tecnam P2008
Course content
We'll go in detail through the functions and controls of Garmin 1000 (Cessna, DA40) or Garmin Perspective (Cirrus). You'll try out operating and setting up the system on the simulator. We'll show you procedures for effective cockpit management and sample in-flight tasks.
How to react to a terrain proximity warning. When the warning triggers. How to use this system for a safe flight.
How serious each traffic conflict indication is and what the correct reaction is. The difference between TCAS and TAS.
We'll go through standard flight tasks, autopilot use and a few tricky parts of the setup.
How downloading current radar images works, using D-ATIS and online METARs. Options for making calls and sending texts in flight over the satellite phone.
Effective use of the autopilot in every available mode. How VNAV, FLC and Approach modes work.
You'll try out this aid for finding your way around airport taxiways, and using airport and approach charts.
How this system works and how much you can rely on the information. What does it actually show?
A few interesting details about this system and how to use it in flight and on approach.
Ready to book your course?
Tell us whether you want the VFR syllabus, the IFR extension, or both, and we'll send you a quote and help you pick a date.
Simulator with Perspective+ avionics and parachute-system practice - the same one used for this course.
Flying under instrument flight rules. Heading for IR starts with mastering the avionics.
A licence that lets you fly Garmin-equipped aircraft anywhere in Europe.
